hoarder

Example Sentences

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She calls me a hoarder, but I prefer the term family archivist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

When I got to the closet in her bedroom, which contained enough medical supplies to stock a small pharmacy, I started to think she may have been a secret hoarder.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

I am a connoisseur; you are a collector; he is a hoarder; she doesn’t collect so much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

Like many people across the country, Susan Lindo is a hoarder.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

He doesn't seem upset that we got rid of his things, so I guess he's not a hoarder.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan